Flight makes emergency landing at ILM

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A  Jet Blue flight flying from Fort Lauderdale to LaGuardia made an emergency landing at the Wilmington International Airport on Wednesday.

According to ILM Deputy Director Gary Broughton, a 65-year-old man on board had a medical emergency and the plane landed in Wilmington around 7:16 p.m..

Broughton says a nurse on board performed CPR on the man until the plane landed, where EMS crews were waiting for the flight. Crews were unable to revive him.